River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-06-30
Methodist Minister killed man who insult
ed his wife.
IN THE EAST.

Wall Street was suffused with excite
ment on Friday and stocks were shaded
down in a ratio that made the bears tremble-
For an hour or two the situation was in the
nature OF panic, and the air was full of
sensations among them that Jay Gould was
dead, that Cyrus Field, Sage and Others
were in rev, but, all these men appeared
on the scene as buyers and the sulphur
which had impregnated the atmosphere, IN
a great measure disappeared, though the
day closed with various stocks more or less
deprecated but none ruinously. As he
was going home jay Gould was caught by
a reporter 10 whom he said that in his
opinion the worst had unquestionably
passed, that he could not state the exact
cause of the disturbance, 1.-THE market was
raided, for one thing, and scare was
created. They had Mr.. Field broke and
mended, but they found out that Mr.: Field
was not broke, and that | was not dead.
Mr. Gould said the street stood the shock
admirably, and he regarded the business
condition of the country good and par
| ticularly in the west
DIR. +. I'll. Duggan, one of the
wealthiest and best known physicians of
Williamsburg, j, was deliberately shot and
killed by George Weidler while leaving
patients house The murderer sauntered
up TO the house while the doctor was IN
side. When DR. Duggan came out w eidlef
Maikeu UP 10 MN anu tue NNO HAth Ath
versed IN low tones for a moment. Neldler
then drew a revolver, and, taking deliberate
aim at the doctors head. fired. The doctor
started to run, but Weidler fired two more
shots and he fell dead in the street Neldler
quietly submitted 10 arrest. The murderer
would only say 1t was family matter, ana
this has given rise to mention of the prison
eT's sister in connection with the affair
Thos s. Miller, methodist local
preacher and physician, aged 20 years, is
under arrest at Philadelphia, Pa, for per
| forming a criminal operation upon Mrs
Sarah Ellen Robinson, whose ante mortem
statement implicated him. The prisoner
/ has figured in several similar eases be ore,
but has always escaped CONVICTION. lie
/ gained considerable notorlety about SIX
years ago as dean of the bogus medical cot
1 lege run by DIR. Buchanan, but lid not share
the conviction and Imprisonment OF the
principal of the concern.
In their weekly trade review Dun
of business at nearly all points are highly
encouraging and the increasing prospect of
good crops adds to the prevailing con
/ fidence. Collections are generally fair TO
good and the volume of business good tor
/ the season. The business failures during
the last seven days number for the United
States, Ia; for Canada, 70; total 1871; as
compared with 2l3 last week and 1862 in the
corresponding week of last year.
There is thought to be a fair proba-
bility that Jake Sharp, ON trial at New York
/ for the Broadway surface II. r., bribery
may not survive the trial. He has been put
| in Ludlow street Jail and his wife and
daughter allowed to remain with him. tie
/ was very Ill Sunday and passed bad night
/ He was restless, moaning almost constantly
| He evidently suffered much pain. The
prisoner has not eaten much of anything for
several days
Al the Sunday afternoon services IN
the Cyncordia church, at Rockport, n. Y. a
temporary flooring gave way precipitatiug
a large number of people to the cellar
/ About - persons were injured, some of them
/ seriously. Chas. Scrader was injured and
| will probably die. The cause is ascribed TO
defective support of the flooring.
Charles Williams, of Erie, Pa, blew
out his brains on his wife's grave, Thursday
night. He was to have been married again,
| Saturday, and the wedding party had al
ready assembled before the suicide had be
come known.
Three six story buildings, occupied
bv cigar and shoe manufacturers took fire at
/ 2:l5 a. m. ON the 23rd, aad were destroyed.
| The loss was about a quarter of million
dollars.
Freeman Clarke. eN-comptroller of
the currency, and a member of congress for
several terms, died at Rochester, n ",
| on the 18th, aged =.